feeding hatchlings

[unknownclown]

So we now have 3 teeny tiny babies and I've been reading up trying to figure out it they can take a whole mouse pinky. Everything I come across just says mouse pinky but doesn't say if I should chop it up cause it looks too big or if they can down a whole one. Our other one is quite a bit bigger but when he was tiny we just chopped up baby frozen rats for him and never bothered with mice..

[stephanbakir]

What type of snake? photos with size reference?

[unknownclown]

Oh crap I thought I posted this on the cornsnake forum they are about 7 inches long no pics since I'm at work

[stephanbakir]

Not sure what size they are, but if you doubt their ability to take an entire mouse pinky, you could try cutting one up, or maby worms? I fed a few other baby colubrids worms.

[unknownclown]

Wow never thought of worms but it makes sense as a natural food item

[infernalis]

when my corn was a baby he liked his pinkies split in half. another option is to buy extra small pinkies, they are tiny.

[Gungirl]

mine took pinks cut in half length wise.. after a few good feeds I got him to take whole etra small pinks. He was only 4 grams at birth...

[reptile65]

I wouldn't feed worms to a corn snake. I'd say start with extra small pinkies, or if that's still too big you can cut them in half lengthwise.

[unknownclown]

Cool :) I will try cutting them length wise like I said when our other was tiny we chopped up rat pinks which got a bit messy with a leg here a head there. my hubby had to do it cause it was too yucky for me. I'm gettin better though I just have to remind myself how many chickens I quarter for us to eat and remind myself its not much different

[totheend]

Do not feed worms. They can handle new pinks no problem. Never had a baby that couldn't take one for their first meal.